PETTY CASH Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

petty cash

noun

Definition of petty cash

as in spending money

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Recent Examples of petty cash Information in the memo line of the checks ranged from petty cash, birthday, benevolence and office to donor gifts and volunteer bonuses and gifts amounting to $178,276. — Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025 She was hired as the school's bookkeeper in 2018 responsible for internal accounts, the budget, accounts payable, petty cash, purchase orders and requisitions. — Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 29 Jan. 2026 By law, the maximum contribution directly to a city candidate’s campaign is $1,000, which looks more and more like a petty cash account compared to the unlimited donations PCs can accept. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026 Last year, Citizens for Waters was fined $68,000 for understating contributions and expenditures in its 2020 campaign as well as accepting $19,000 in over-the-limit contributions and unlawfully spending $7,000 from a petty cash fund. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for petty cash

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Some California lawmakers have come down on the bill for being too brazen and spending money California doesn’t have.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
The lawsuit says that if the land really had a new owner, the old owner should not still be spending money on it.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Definition of spending money

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But by the early 1900s, such drink stands were typically run by youth for pocket money or charity.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Alongside neighborhood lemonade stands and lifeguarding gigs, millions of teenagers will be earning their pocket money online this summer.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Definition of pocket money

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